If One Fails to Reject the Null Hypothesis in a Multiple

Multiple Choice

If one fails to reject the null hypothesis in a multiple regression analysis, then one concludes

A) there is no evidence for a relation between the combination of independent variables and the dependent variable.
B) the observed relationship between the independent variables in combination and the dependent variable is greater than would be expected by chance.
C) the population correlation between X and Y is not zero.
D) the population correlation between X and Y is less than zero.